Posted on Jan 23, 2014
What is the single most improperly worn ribbon?
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Every time I pick up a new issue of the Reservist magazine, I seem to see photos of people wearing the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) improperly. It is probably the most complicated medal / ribbon in the military, but still, a Master Chief or Admiral should be able to wear it correctly. It is never worn without an attachment of some kind, so a naked ribbon immediately jumps out as just plain wrong. Are there other ribbons that rival the AFRM for improper wear?
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Kind of off topic....I was in Iraq in 03 and got out in 04. My DD214 has an Expedition medal listed. How do I go about finding out if that was retroactively changed to ICM and any other subsequent changes?
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I was there for the same period and my orders authorize both. Can only wear one or the other, but both were authorized. May want to take another look at your actual orders if you still have them.
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there are just too damn many new ones coming out, try having been in two branches of service and keeping a proper rack.
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Years ago, about 20 of us Coasties attended a class at the Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, GA. About 6 of us were Chief Petty Officers who in less than a month were being commissioned as CWO2 (Finance and Supply).
1991 was a bad time or the Navy WRT personnel issues. Flight Training was hurt the worst and a lot of the Navy O-1 and O-2s in attendance at the Bsic Supply Officer Course had been in flight training weeks earlier. They had been hosed...bad.
That didn't stop us; most of us Chief's had already earned 3-4 rows of ribbons; many of the Navy personnel had but the National Defense Ribbon - of which we had a bronze star denoting second award. Some of my friends retired with three National Defense Ribbons. We considered the young O-1s to be fair game and as they would question us about our ribbons, one of us would invariably mention to the "victim" that their National Defense Ribbon was upside down! Eventually, our Class Instructor asked us to go easy on them - up till that time we didn't know many o them had been forced to the Supply Corps involuntarily!
1991 was a bad time or the Navy WRT personnel issues. Flight Training was hurt the worst and a lot of the Navy O-1 and O-2s in attendance at the Bsic Supply Officer Course had been in flight training weeks earlier. They had been hosed...bad.
That didn't stop us; most of us Chief's had already earned 3-4 rows of ribbons; many of the Navy personnel had but the National Defense Ribbon - of which we had a bronze star denoting second award. Some of my friends retired with three National Defense Ribbons. We considered the young O-1s to be fair game and as they would question us about our ribbons, one of us would invariably mention to the "victim" that their National Defense Ribbon was upside down! Eventually, our Class Instructor asked us to go easy on them - up till that time we didn't know many o them had been forced to the Supply Corps involuntarily!
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So... what worries me is they didn't notice the incorrect placement of the special skills badge in the picture here.... divers badge goes to the wearers right closest to the heart... just saying
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